Ministry of Jal Shakti
Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination in Drinking Water
As reported by States/ UTs, State-wise details of habitations having contaminants, including Arsenic and Fluoride, in drinking water sources beyond permissible limit are annexed.
To make provision of potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of prescribed quality and on regular & long-term basis to every rural household in the country by 2024, since August, 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission  – Har Ghar Jal. Under JJM, while allocating the funds to States/ UTs, 10% weightage is given to the population residing in habitations affected by chemical contaminants.
Under JJM, while planning for potable water supply to household through tap water connection, priority is to be given to quality-affected habitations. Since, planning, implementation and commissioning of piped water supply scheme based on a safe water source may take time, purely as an interim measure, States/ UTs have been advised to install community water purification plants  especially in Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations to provide potable water to every household at the rate of 8–10 litre per capita per day  to meet their drinking and cooking requirements. Out of 1,657 rural habitations with reported Arsenic contamination beyond permissible limit in drinking water sources, CWPPs have been installed in 521 habitations to provide potable drinking water. Similarly, out of 908 habitations reported to have Fluoride contaminations beyond permissible limits in drinking water sources, CWPPs have been installed in 433 habitations to provide potable drinking water.
National Centre of Disease Control, an organisation under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed that technical guidelines for “Detection, Prevention and Management of Arsenicosis in India” and revised guidelines for the “National Program for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis” have been shared with the States affected by Arsenicosis and Fluorosis, respectively. IEC material for awareness of disease symptoms and prevention of Arsenicosis and Fluorosis have also been shared with the affected states.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Annexure
State-wise number of habitations having contamination in drinking water sources beyond permissible limit and details of CWPPs installed in Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations
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S. No.
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State/ UT
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Number of quality-affected habitations
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|
Fluoride
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CWPP installed
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Arsenic
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CWPP installed
|
|
Iron
|
|
Salinity
|
|
Nitrate
|
|
Heavy metals
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1.
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Andhra Pradesh
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|
82
|
|
82
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
6
|
|
1
|
|
-
|
|
2.
|
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Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
224
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
3.
|
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Assam
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
32
|
|
32
|
|
10,361
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
3
|
|
4.
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Bihar
|
|
1
|
|
-
|
|
11
|
|
2
|
|
450
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
5.
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Chhattisgarh
|
|
154
|
|
46
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
30
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
6.
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Jharkhand
|
|
48
|
|
47
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
59
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
7.
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Kerala
|
|
5
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
61
|
|
18
|
|
8
|
|
-
|
|
8.
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Madhya Pradesh
|
|
37
|
|
2
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
16
|
|
5
|
|
2
|
|
-
|
|
9.
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Maharashtra
|
|
3
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
6
|
|
34
|
|
7
|
|
-
|
|
10.
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Odisha
|
|
45
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2,031
|
|
30
|
|
6
|
|
-
|
|
11.
|
|
Punjab
|
|
180
|
|
11
|
|
560
|
|
94
|
|
7
|
|
-
|
|
19
|
|
112
|
|
12.
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|
Rajasthan
|
|
188
|
|
151
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
4
|
|
9,773
|
|
463
|
|
-
|
|
13.
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|
Tripura
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
1,052
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
14.
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
38
|
|
38
|
|
107
|
|
107
|
|
281
|
|
79
|
|
10
|
|
-
|
|
15.
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2
|
|
-
|
|
2
|
|
-
|
|
16.
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
127
|
|
56
|
|
946
|
|
285
|
|
1,630
|
|
72
|
|
-
|
|
67
|
|
Total
|
|
908
|
|
433
|
|
1,657
|
|
521
|
|
16,214
|
|
10,017
|
|
518
|
|
182
|
|
Source: JJM-IMIS